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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14


Rock leland is city of 1900 inhabitants. stu
States, in the midst of the richest grain producing
section OF the world. 1t lie on direct line be
tween Chicago and Omaha Milwaukee and Kansas
City. st. Louis and st. Paul being 1s1 miles from
Chicago and $40 from Omaha; 214from Milwaukee
and $40 from Kansas City; 247 from st. Louis and
346 from st Paul. II is 81 miles from Peoria and
is in direct communication with and between all
the great commercial points named II Is within
twenty-five miles Of the inexhaustsble coal fields
at Gable and fifteen miles Of the lime and stone
qnarries al Port Byron. 1t lie situated on the Mis-
sissippat the foot Of the island of Rock Island on
which Is situated the largest government arsenal
in the world, and has warehouses and agencies for
the two great steamboat lines OF the Upper Missis
eIppi Irs manufactures are varied and prosper
Its iohbing trade is large, and room for more.
IT'S retail trade is extensive and ensrging. Its nat
ursl advantages are unsurpassed Its social ad
vantsges are unexceIled. Its schools and churches
many and all wei established. II has the G.,
R. l, & P: &C, NJ. & st. p; C. B. q @; r l. &
P, and r ! & Cable railroads II has three differ
ent lines of street cars. 1t has good systems of
electric and gas illumination. Its sanitary regula
lions are excellent and the locality naturally
healthy Its hotels modern and tirst-Class
II has handsome opera house 1t has beau
tiful residences and resident property. Its bust
ness blocks are many of them new and all sub
stantal. II offers better inducements to business
comfort, happiness. health and prosperity than
any other locality in the country
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14

The Air Ob-cured by a Heavy smoke Cloud
and Numerous Villages Threatened with
Total De,tructinn-H i-consin Forests and
Farms ais" Devastated - The Cyclone
Sweeps "A Nebraska County,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14
CONDENSED NEWS.

The Russian gov ernment persists in its re
fusal to abate any Of lis claims regarding the
Afghan frontier
Governor Beaver, of Pennsylvania, has ap-
proved the high-hcense bill passed by the leg
islature last week.
Several thousand factory employees at Boil
ton, England, have decided TO strike for al
advance III wages
The Civil Service league of Chicago has
sent letter to Mayor Roche, asking HIM tt
| make minor appointments after a competitive
examination as to fitness
1t is now believed that the construction Of
the Winona & Southwestern railroad from
Winona to Mason City. Iowa a distance OF
1l6 miles, is assured 10y Jan. l, 1889
A commercial crisis prevails at Odessa
Russia. where the bankruptcy courts arr
said to I've crowded with the cases of old
established aud hitherto prosperous business
firms.
A submarine cable IL the hav of SebaStopOl
whose existence has hitherto been unknown
save 30 high military officials. ha, been cut II
several places and portions OF it have beeT
stolen.
many. The new liberals" are organizing an
anti-corIt-law league, which viii make al
aggressive warfare upon the existing tariff
, system.
Several large banking firms in Berlin am
st Petersburg have arranged for the con
t version of outstanding Russian loans into new
| ISSUES, with view to improving Russian
credit abroad.
The extensive shops of the Minneapolis q
| st. LOUIS railroad, at Minneapolis. wert
/ burned Friday morning with loss of $50
| go A fire at Milton, Mo, destroyed tn,
| county jail and number of business struc
lures
The task of selecting jury in the case q
| Mc'farigle and Mcdonald, charged with con
| splracy to defraud Cook county, Illinois, ha.
resulted in the choice Of four jurors, VIII,
were rendered by the defense to the state, &C
cepted and Immediately sworn in.
| Masked men broke into the house of jaime.
Porter, near Harrington, Del. Thursday
night, and, after Il desperate struggle will
Porter and his wife. secured over s., 800 il
cash and bonds making their escape with s
/ horse and carriage belonging to their victim
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14
O'BRIEN IS MEMORABLE.


He Is Bound to Speak at Toronto-Prep-
arations in That city.
QUEBEC, May 4-Mr O'Brien left for
Montreal by steamer Friday night He was
cheered as he left the dock and cannonS were
fired in his honor Mr. O'Blien sent tele-
gram to the Toronto league, saving it was inn
portant to hold public meeting in Toronto
TORONTO. Ont, MAY Authorization that
Mr.. OBrien purposed attending the loyal
public meeting to he held here was given to
the chief of police at noon Friday and a
special meeting of the board Of police com
niSsionels was at once called The members
were in session nearly an hour and completed
the police arrangements They also took into
consideration Tuesdays proposed OBrien
meeting The police authorities do not
fear trouble, but they think ii advisable 10 be
prepared On Tuesday evening 100 constables
will be detained at police headquarters and at
the other central stations, and every arrange
ment will be made for the swearing iii of
special police should occasion REQUIRE
Mr. OBrien's friends have not succeeded in
getting hall tor Tuesdays meeting They
viii take legal steps to compel the city to full
fill its contract and let them have st, An
drews hall A public meeting in Queens
park by Mr. O'Brien's opponents will adopt
resolutions condemning his visit and express
ing confidence IN Lord Lansdowne
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14
GOES BY CONTRARXS.
The LIS. c. Law Operates just as 1t Was
Not Expected To.

NEW YORK, May l4-R G. Dun & Co 5
weekly review of trade says: Agreat revolu
ton in business is going on. With radically
conflicting accounts of serious losses at some
localities and lii some branches, and of won
derful gains in other places, or in other de
partments of trade and industry, the diff
Guilty of reaching just conclusions
respecting the general tendency is
much enhanced The interstate act is but
one of several causes which contribute to pro-
duce this revolution III commerce.
Most unexpected results are produced; the
Interstate act clearly helps some who bitterly
opposed it, and as clearly injuries others who
expected great benefits from its operation.
Thus, the river business Of the west is ex-
panding under the influence of the law, and
the railroads are at the same time getting
larger earnings from the part of the traffic
they retain. while not a few cities find-as
Cincinnati does-that trade in many lines
is greatly emharr assed.
One general tendency is disclosed by the
urgent demands for suspension or change of
the law, especially from those who most
favored It's enactment Serious diversion of
trade from Western cities which have been
chief centers of distribution is in progress,
and a multitude of smaller towns are reaping
the benefit Western products do not, as
rule, gam an ything in eastern markets; if
wheat has advanced 81 cents since the act
went into effect, corn and oats have declined
ii fraction, pork is about the same in price,
lard = cent lower, hogs q cent lower, and
beef sells at the same price. The rise in wheat
is clearly speculative, and therefore threatens
a reaction through curtailment of the de-
mand.
Railroad building is not checked by the act,
as yet, and there is probability that 10y en-
couraging traffic al many instead of few cen
tiers of trade the law may tend to the building
of numerous local roads and parallel or rival
lines. The treasury has taken in during the
past week 500 900 in silver and s., 800, 900 in
gold. with $50, 900 legal tenders, but money
appears TO be in unusually good supply
throughout the west and collections are re-
ported satisfactory at nearly all points The
Inck-outs and strikes and the interstate law
disturb business at many points, but the pre-
vailing tone is peculiarly hopeful
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14

SPRINGFIELD Ills, May 1.-THE house
adopted a resolution FRIDAY providing for ad-
journment sine die on june Il, and the senate
cOncurTed therein As soon as il was received
by that body. The senate passed the hill ap-
propriating $1,000 for state printing; also
a bill providing that processes may be serv ed
on receivers OF corporations iry leaving a copy
OF the process with any agent in the receivers
employ a bill to repeal the pleuro-pneunonia
act was introduced. and the senate al jptlrned
until Monday evening The house passed a
bill providing that courts may appoint an at
torney for detaultinG defendants III divorce
cases; requiring employers to provide seats
for their female help in stores. The bill pro
vidmg for the publication 10y the state of the
names of veterans was read the third time
The bill authorizing the United States to es-
tahlisb military post at Highwood, went to
third reading. The house adjourned to Mon
day evening.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14

WASHINGTON CITY. May 1.-THE civil
service commissioner has announced that i:
"A competitive examination will he held at
the rooms OF the civil ser vice commission, at
Washington, on Saturday. MAY Dist of per
sons having the following qualifications: A
familiarity with the OF the compound
microscope and its accessories required in
botanical studies; an ability to prepare plant
tissues, hy sections or otherwise for micro
scope examinations, and TO make permanent
mounts of the same: a sufficient botanical
knowledge and requisite ability to delineate
intelligently and accurately objects seen
through the microscope, or by the unaided
vision, III manner suitable for their prepara-
ton for wood cuts or photo reproduction
familiarity with Latin, and an ability to
translate technical French composition into
good English"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14

WASHINGTON CITY, May 14-Invitations
have been received by President Cleveland,
Senator Sherman, Representative Butter
worth and others to attend and take part in a
unique celebration that is to take place at
Findlay, Ohio, on the nth. 10Th and 18th of
next June. The occasion Of the celebration is
the anniversary of the discovery of natural
gas in vast quantities in that section of the
state, and its application to the practical use
of the me'Imne3tl arts One of the features
of the occasion will he prize drill open 10
all the military companies of the country, and
besides tins a natural gas illumination i'll
which Do00 large gas jets will he used, and
all of the great wells lighted
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14
GRANTS ORDER TO SHERIDAN.
The Virginia General VIII Have to Ven
His Wrath on the "Old Commander"


His Wrath on the ''0ld Commander"
UTICA, n. Y, May l4.-Wm Blake, of
this city has in his possession originals of GER
tain dispatches sent by Gen. Grant TO Gen.
Sheridan at the time of the latters campaign
in the Shenandoah valley, which are interest
ing reading in connection with Gen, Rossers
philippe against Gen. Sheridan. The follow
ing is copy of dispatch dated City Point,
Va, August Is, 1874, addressed to Gen Sheri-
dan at Winchester, Va:
If you can possibly spare division of cavalry,
send them through Loudon county to destroy and
carry off crops animals, negroes and all men
under fifty years of age capable of bearing arms.
In this way you will get many of Mosby's men.
An male citizens under fifty, fsirly he
held prisoners Of war and not citizen pris
| oners If not already soldiers they will he made
SO the moment the rebel army gets hold of them
tSigned.l U S. GRANT,
Lieutenant General
A second dispatch orders Gen Sheridan tc
exempt Quakers residing in the valley. A
| third order, dated August 26th concludes by
saying: "If the war is TO last another year,
| we want the Shenandoah valley to remain a
| barren waste y The other dispatches are sim
| liar in tenor and purpOrt
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14
Charged with scuttIins His Vessel

BALTIMORE, Nd, May IA letter has
been received by Mr. John E. Doyle so6
South Broadway, Baltimore from Oliver
Woolcott. first mate OF the schooner Parker
NJ. Hooper, relative to the loss Of that vessel
in March during her voyage from Havana to
Boston. The letter WAS written on board the
Italian bark Nord America, which took the
crew off the schooner Parker NJ Hooper and
was mailed from AImeria, Spain The letter
charges that the captain of the schooner scut-
tied her, the object being apparently to get
the insurance
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14
NO MORE CATTLE KINGS.
The Industry at Its Height and a Decline
Ahead-Done For by Settlers.

The Industry at Its Height and a Decline
Ahesd-Done For by Settlers.
BesToN MAY IA careful review of the
range and ranch cattle industry of the coun
try, prepared from full reports by correspond
ents in thirteen western states and territories
enables The Commercial Bulletin to say thai
the reports of losses of cattle by severe weather
during the last winter were exaggerated, anC
that the season was on tue whole favorabl,
one.
The rapid settling up of the west is inter
fering with the business, and many well-in
formed person Interested think the industry
of cattle raising has reached its heighh The
operation of the Interstate commerce law has
been unfavorable, but reports are not suf-
fcently definite on this point to enable ac-
curate conclusions to be drawn. The reports
justify the prediction that higher prices fol
beef will prevail this year.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14

WASHINGTON CRY, May I4-CoL George
Gray, counsel for the Northern Pacific Rail
road company, will have an interview with
Secretary Lamar with view of amicably
and speedily adjusting the indemnity Land
question brought into prominence by the
presidents letter in the Guiford Miller case
Col Gray says that while he is disappointed
at the position taken by the president in the
face of supreme court decisions. still his COM
pany does not desire to put any obstacles in
the way of carrying out his views in the
matter, and will accept in letter and spirit
the PRESIDENT proposition.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14

Cocaine, 1odoform or Mercurials in any
form in the treatment at catarrh or hay
fever should be avoided. as they are both
injurious and dangerous. Iodoform is
easily detected by its offensive odor
The only reliable catarrh remedy on the
market today is Ely's Cream Balm. being
free from all poisonous drugs. II has
cured thousands of acute and chronic
cases. where all other remedies have
failed. A particle is applied into each
nostrI; no pain, agreeable to use. Price
so cents of druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14

ROME, May IL The pope will, it is an
nounced, communicate at once with Arch
bishop Corrigan, Of New York, regarding the
case of DR.. McGiynn. His holiness, it is
stated, will in this communication ap-
prove the archbishop's conduct toward
DIR. McGlynn, and charge Corrisan 70 warn
the priest once for ALL that if he does not pre-
sent himself before the supreme ecclesiastical
authority at Rome within forty days be vii
be formally communicated
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14

WASHINGTON CITY, May a - hepresident
has ratified the convention making the United
States n member Of the international union
for the protection of industrial property. +"
BY this action of the United States, American
citizens have the privilege not hitherto en-
jOyed, of obtaining valid patents in any Of
the countries which are members of the con
vention, any time within the period of seven
months after they have obtained their Amer
lean patent The countries of the Industrial
union now are Belgium, Brazil, France,
Great Britain, Guatemala, Holland, Not way.
Portugal, Salvador, San Domingo. Scrvia
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tums and the
limited Statas
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14

LOUISVILLE, Ky, May l4.-Turner, one of
the negroes charged with the assault on Jenny
Bowman, was indicted tried, convicted and
sentenced to hang all in an hour Friday.
Turner pleaded guilty Patterson, the other
negro, was indicted and pleaded not guilty.
He says he will prove an abb.
At Mount Sterling Thursday Tom Critten-
den, grandson of Ex-Governor John j. Crit
tenden, was acquitted of the charge of muir
der, About four years ago Tom Crittenden
shot to death negro boy because the boy re-
fused to testify in "A magistrates court the
way Tom wanted him to. The murder was
most atrOciOtIS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14
COLOR-LINE IN CHURCH.


lima Episcopalians.
CHARLESTON, s C., May 1.-THE Episco
pal diocesan convention of South Carolina is
engaged in the discussion of the right of the
colored clergy to admission to the floor as
delegates Considerable feeling was mani
tested Friday. Bishop Howe had announced
the convention organized for business. Al
appeal was taken from the ruling and the de
bate came up on the color question, which
lasted all day The ruling was finally over
ruled, whereupon the bishop ordered the sec
rotary to read the rules. This caused a scene
The delegates from Grace church announce
that that church Withdrew from the conven
ton Fourteen parishes followed his example
The clerical delegates of ST. Michaels church
Charleston, and of Trinity church, Abbey
vile, also seeded. As ten parishes are
quorum business can still I've conducted, anC
the convention will continue.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14
GRoSvENoR ON FUTURE POLITICS


WASHINGTON CITY, NAV 1.-THE Star
publishes an interview with Representative
Grosvenor, of Ohio, on the political situation,
in which, when asked what the people of his
state think about the next Republican candi-
date for president, he said:
"All the Republicans of Ohio are for Sher-
man. He will receive stronger support from
Ohio than he ever did before. The whole
state is for him soldly. All the men who
were enthusiastically might say violently
for Blaine iii ~. are now for Sherman.
don't know how they feel In other states.
can speak for Ohio only Blaines closest and
warmest supporters say they want Sherman
now. They put it just this way Sherman
can I've elected. Blame cannot | won't say
whether their Judgment in this is correct; |
merely quote what they say, and it Is ii pretty
strong way of putting it
What 10 you think of the administration p
was asked
Il think Mr. Cleveland = is irving to
do right and give good honest adminstra-
ton He has made number of serious mis-
takes, but he has meant well | think his
most serious mistake was the veto OF the river
and harbor bill 1t is being used against the
Democrats already in Kentucky, and it will
hurt him in Ohio and elsewhere where the
people were deeply interested in it. He has
tried to stand up for civil service reform"
The reporter called attention to the presi-
dents reference to that subject i'll his speech
at the Garfield statue unveiliug. YES said
Mr.. GrOsvenor, that was a very good speech
He sticks to the fight we'll
"YOu think he VIII be renominated."
Certainly. by reclamation. If he should
die before the convention there would
be twenty-five men in the party all of about
the same rank and with equal chances"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14

CINCINNATI, Ohio. May 1.-THE Henry
George Wing of the Labor party has issued
call for a state conference TO be held in TIN:
city July l. The land theorists assert that this
move is not political but it really means wal
to the knife between the Union and Unitet
Labor parties.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14

LONDON, May 13.-Cardinal Gibbons ar
rived in London Thursday and visited Cardi
nal Manning He viii consult him on tn,
labor question. He Is DESTROYS of making hi,
visit quiet and will avoid public ceremonials
He goes from here to Manchester, thence Il
Scotland, and toward the end of the month K
America
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14

New YORK, MAY "A Over score OF per
sons are lying i'll, some dangerously, on East
One-Hundred- and second street and See
ond avenue, from using milk of
such impurity as to he poisonous.
The milk was purchased from man named
Hinch and all those known to be afflicted
paItook of it. They were seized with cole,
cramps, diarhoa, aud some of those who par
took copiously of the fluid in "A serious
condition An analysis of the milk shows
that it Is tainted with ptomam, or fungus
known to science under the name OF tyrotuxi-
fsnn
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14
National Educational Association,

CHICAGO, May 14-The National Educa.
tional association will meet in this city July
r. The association will open with recep
ton in the Exposition building Tuesday even
ing, July T. at which it is desired that the en-
tire body, consisting perhaps of ten thousand
teachers, shall he present. Music will be fur
nished for the occasion by the Thomas orches
ira. The Introductory address will be made
by Richard Edwards, state superintendent OF
education, Illinois, followed by sundry ad
dresses of courtesy 10y ChIcago's prominent
citizens.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14
Went to See washington's Tomb.

WASHINGTON CITY, May 14.-President
Cleveland Friday for the first time in his life
visited the tomb of George Washington. On
invitation of Mrs. Gen Logan, regent of the
Mount Vernon association, the president and
Mrs. Cleveland embarked upon the steamer
W. W. Corcoran at $50 p m and were taken
to Mount Vernon. Besides the president and
Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Logan, Gen Sheri-
dan, Mrs. Sheridan, Mrs Folsom, and a half
dozen others made up the select party. Ar
irving at Mount Vernon, an hour or so was
spent in rambling about the historic spot.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14

Army corps, who had attended Che Sedgew1ck
memorial exercises at Spottsylvania Court
House, Va, Thursday Gen Wright intro
duced the veterans and Gen. Latta presented
Mr.. Cleveland with Sedgewick memorial
badge Gen. Kiefer next shook hands with
the president, saying, as he did so, that Thurs
day he was member of the Army of the
Cumberland, but Friday of the Army of the
potnmac
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14


land, and possesses high judicial qualifications
Speaker Carlisle is also mentioned in this
connection as an able and learned lawyer
who could. perhaps, secure the appointment
if he desired it j Randolph Tucker is men
toned as a competent lawyer, loyal TO the ad
ministratiou and well deserving of the honor,
but he is barred if the rule of precedent is fol
lowed which directs the appointment of a
Justice from within the circuit for which he is
elected.
Justice Woods represents the central and
southwestern circuit EN-Sentor Mcdonald
does not come within its boundaries hut Ohio
is included IN it. and in Ex-Governor Hoadly
is presented as a candidate whom many poll
ticians regard a probable appointed. Elk
Governor Hoadlv has friends who urge that
he escapes all the grounds of objection: that
his state is proper one from which 10 make
the selection. his war record unmpeachable.
his legal attainmentS unquestionable, and his
position financially and politically is of the
hest -
At midnight Friday the condition Of Jus
tice Woods had n"r materially changed DIR
Gardner thought that his death was no more
imminent than at the same hour Thursday,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-14

PrTTsBURG, Pa, May 14-After session
lasting four hours the board of arbitration, on
the demand of the mixers and teasers in the
Pittsburg window glass houses, for the restora-
ton of the wages of lSs4-S5, reached a unani-
nous decision Friday that there should he no
change in the wages now prevailing, except
those of the two teasers at each furnace, In
view of the increase of the hours of labor of
these two teasers their wages shall be ad-
vanced TO Sl2 per week, dating from April IA,
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